drunkenness

/dɹˈʌŋkənnəs/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
2. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
3. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
   “drink was his downfall”

Synonyms for drunkenness

• inebriation
• inebriety
• intoxication
• tipsiness
• insobriety
• alcoholism
• alcohol addiction
• drink
• drinking
• boozing
• crapulence

Antonyms of drunkenness

• soberness